When I was growing up there were only a handful of players in the MLB that I loved to watch and Ken Griffey Jr. was definitely one of them.

With by far the sweetest swing in baseball Griffey was just perfection with a baseball bat. Every time he stepped into the batter's bat he was a threat to go yard.

Unfortunately, when Griffey went left the Seattle Mariners and went to the Cincinnati Reds he was never the same. The swing was still there and he was still a gold glove caliber centerfielder, but he just couldn't stay healthy and the Reds really suffered.

There was a little light at the end of the tunnel for Griffey recently as he was shipped to a contender in the Chicago White Sox. The Sox couldn't make a championship ending for Griffey, but it did give the future hall of famer a chance to go elsewhere in the offseason. His options were limited, but he did have a chance to go back the Seattle Mariners where he started his career.

The Atlanta Braves looked like they were going to be the team to sign Ken Griffey Jr., but at the final moment Griffey decided to go back to where he became one of the best baseball players of all time.